Internal Audit Awareness Week (2008)

Internal Audit Awareness Week

WHEREAS,   internal auditors play an essential role as independent, objective professionals who help organizations improve their operations and accomplish their objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes; and

WHEREAS,  internal auditors analyze and monitor important issues, including risk and control, governance processes, reliability and integrity of information, and compliance with policies and regulations; and

WHEREAS,  internal auditors analyze their findings and advise organizations, board members and management in ways to maintain, correct or improve their operation; and

WHEREAS,  internal auditors promote accountability, productivity and improvement of management controls in public and private entities; and

WHEREAS,  the efforts and contributions of internal auditors benefit Virginia’s citizens and employees;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Timothy M. Kaine, do hereby recognize May 5-9, 2008, as INTERNAL AUDIT AWARENESS WEEK in the COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens.